GK - Famous Personalities

Arundhati Roy is both a renowned author (Booker Prize winner for 'The God of Small Things') and a social activist. She is known for her literary works as well as her activism on environmental and social justice issues.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee and is rightly recognized as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. He led the comprehensive drafting process.

Karnam Malleswari is a famous Indian weightlifter who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in weightlifting.

Dr. Amartya Sen is a world-renowned economist who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for his work on welfare economics, including contributions to poverty measurement, human development theory, and social choice theory. The other options are not economists - Shahnaz Hussain is a beauty expert, Medha Patkar is a social activist, and Dr. Ambedkar was primarily a jurist and social reformer.

Zubin Mehta is a globally renowned Western classical music conductor of Indian Parsi origin. He has conducted major orchestras worldwide including the Israel Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic. He is not a writer, businessman, or advocate - his fame comes exclusively from his contributions to classical music as a conductor.

Sonal Mansingh is one of India's most eminent Bharatanatyam dancers, recognized with the Padma Bhushan for her contributions to Indian classical dance. She has been performing for over five decades and is also a choreographer and teacher. Shahnaz Hussain is a beauty entrepreneur, Kalpana Chawla was an astronaut, and Sania Mirza is a tennis player.

A.R. Rahman is a world-renowned music composer and producer, famous for his work in Indian and international cinema.

Satyajit Ray was a legendary Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, and author, widely considered one of the greatest directors of the 20th century.

Lata Mangeshkar was a legendary playback singer in the Indian film industry, known for her vast body of work spanning several decades.

Sarojini Naidu was a prominent freedom fighter, poet, and politician, often referred to as the Nightingale of India for her poetry.

Pratibha Patil served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012, becoming the first woman to hold the office.

Mira Nair is an acclaimed Indian-American film director known for works such as Salaam Bombay! and Monsoon Wedding.

She is a social and environmental activist.

M.F. Husain was one of the most celebrated and prolific Indian artists, known for his modern paintings.

Pandit Ravi Shankar was a world-famous Indian musician and composer who played the sitar and brought Indian classical music to the global stage.

Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-American astronaut and the first woman of Indian origin to go to space.

Dhirubhai Ambani was a prominent Indian business tycoon and the founder of Reliance Industries. He is widely recognized as an industrialist.

She is the famous actress as well as the chief minister.

R.K. Laxman was a legendary Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist, best known for his creation 'The Common Man'.

He is a writer cum former Prime Minister

All the others were former presidents, while Nehru was a former prime minister

Susmita was ex-  Miss.Universe

Rabindranath Tagore was a renowned Bengali polymath, poet, and writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Hema Malini is a famous Indian actress and a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. The other options are primarily known as playback singers.

Usha Uthup is a well-known Indian pop and jazz singer. The other options are primarily associated with ghazals or devotional music.